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Installed Files


The Altiva Licence Server installation program installs the executable files into the directory specified by the user, denoted here as $(ALS_EXEC), as well as the Common Files directory, denoted here as $(ALS_APPDATA). Example paths for these variables under an English install of Windows XP (32-bit) might be:

$(ALS_EXEC) 	= C:\Program Files\Altiva Software\Altiva Licence Server
$(ALS_APPDATA) 	= C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Altiva Software\Altiva Licence Server
Under Windows 7, 8 and 10 (64-bit):
$(ALS_EXEC) 	= C:\Program Files (x86)\Altiva Software\Altiva Licence Server
$(ALS_APPDATA) 	= C:\ProgramData\Altiva Software\Altiva Licence Server

Below are a list of significant files and directories installed by ALS:

$(ALS_EXEC)\ALS.exe The program executable
$(ALS_EXEC)\Plugins\ A directory containing various optional system plugins
$(ALS_EXEC)\Documentation\ALS Manual.chm The ALS Reference Manual
$(ALS_APPDATA)\Licence\als.lic A pool licences file
$(ALS_APPDATA)\Als.cfg The user configuration file
$(ALS_APPDATA)\Logging\ A directory containing various log files
$(ALS_APPDATA)\Web\ A directory containing both fixed and dynamic HTML content used by the HTTP server.

The following files are created automatically when the service is running:

$(ALS_APPDATA)\Logging\Access.LOG A history of user licence access
$(ALS_APPDATA)\Logging\Debug.LOG A debugging log reporting network errors
$(ALS_APPDATA)\Logging\Licences.LOG A log of current licence availability
$(ALS_APPDATA)\Logging\Licences Expired.log A log of expired licences